By: Harini Nagendra
Libby audiobook 9 hours
Read by: Soneela Nankani
Published: 2022
Genre: Murder mystery, historical fiction
This was another audiobook that was available and a mystery. I enjoyed it, but felt like I was having an intense cultural immersion experience. If this had been a print book, I would have been turning to the glossary! Names of people, food, places, etc. were very, very Indian.
Kaveri has married the handsome young doctor Ramu. Libby describes the book like this:
The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing detective Kaveri and her husband, Ramu. Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
I'm not sure how much was representative of the era (1920s) or the culture (India), but I had some difficulty with the child bride aspect (as young as 8 years old!?) and the idea that women were property of their fathers, then their husbands. A lot of the cultural aspects were challenging for me . . . but it was very well written.
The killer was found. Kaveri is very fortunate to have a wonderful, supportive husband. I found it hard to believe that the police would share info with civilians and let them work on the case with him . . .
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